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(e) (f)

■Figure 13.29 Examples of photovoltaic systems: (a) parking rooftop, (b) solar bike, (c) space station, (d) a building

rooftop, (e) photovoltaic roof shingles, (f) a remote communication facility.

Source: Courtesy of DOE /NREL. (c) Courtesy NASA, ID: jsc2006e43519

States is Alamosa photovoltaic plant (Figure 13.30), which is located in an area of 82 acres in

south central Colorado. It went on-line in 2007 and generates about 8.2 megawatts.

The backbone of any photovoltaic system is the cells. The photovoltaic cells are com-

bined to form a module and modules are combined to form an array. The photovoltaic cells

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